unroll
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The intertwining plots unroll in a mishmash of styles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
Can you unroll the extent of the processes that have happened here and why this has been going on for over two decades?
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2024
Then, it was time to unroll the stunning red and gold area rug.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
But their contents remained a mystery to scholars - they were so badly burnt by volcanic debris in that when they attempted to unroll them they fell apart in their hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2024
When they arrived, the first thing Mama did was unroll the reed mats for the roof of the shelter, then the blankets, then take out new paddles and the cooking pot.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
Now there's a new threat – drones equipped with a real fibre optic cable which unrolls as they fly.
From BBC ● May 14, 2025
The action unrolls mostly in and around New York’s Plaza Hotel; in Washington, D.C., where they performed their first American concert; and on trains traveling back and forth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 25, 2024
Season 1 of "Gen V" unrolls similarly, with that previously cited incident upending the social hierarchy and thrusting Marie to the top of the campus heap.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 2023
And maybe theater would be a happier place if more shows allowed ticket holders, like the ones seated near me, to happily demolish shared plates of chicken fingers and Belgian waffles while the action unrolls.
From New York Times ● Sep. 22, 2022
Before he even attaches any wire to the tree, Beetee unrolls yards and yards of the stuff.
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
That was a more upbeat forecast than the projections published as higher U.S. tariffs were being unrolled in April.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
We sat in the heat of the tin-roofed sitting room as the past unrolled on my laptop screen.
From BBC ● May 25, 2024
"Around 14 days after germination, we unrolled the paper so that we could observe the early development of the roots without the interference of any soil adhered to them," says Hochholdinger.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2024
When the document was unrolled for the king to inspect on Wednesday, Queen Camilla peered at it and said: “Goodness me, I won’t attempt to read it without my specs.”
From Seattle Times ● May 2, 2024
Portia took off his bedroom shoes and unrolled a pair of clean black cotton socks.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
Soon after, the dark filament detached on one side and shot outward, unrolling violently as it moved.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
"Rolling, unrolling, or hanging it in a new way can cause tearing, stitch loss and distortion of the fabric."
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
In the 2018 book “Hinterland,” Phil A. Neel described the sound of America’s exurban sprawl as “guns cocking over trap snares unrolling to infinity.”
From Salon ● May 16, 2025
At night, the carriers rested the Mazu statue in a temple, and hardier pilgrims slept in the temple or on the nearby streets. unrolling thin rubber mattresses.
From New York Times ● May 3, 2024
“Somebody,” said Francis, unrolling a length of bandage, “is going to have to take that glass out of her foot.”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
